Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

The Island; 27 Sep 2008 - The Third European Influenza Conference organized by the European Scientific Working Group on Influenza took place in Vilamoura Portugal recently.. Top influenza experts, policy makers, opinion leaders, journalists, doctors, professors gathered at this international summit focussing on how to prepare for the constantly changing threat of an influenza pandemic.

NZPA; 20 Sep 2008 - An Australian researcher says it is theoretically possible that the low-grade bird flu virus detected in wild mallard ducks in New Zealand could mutate into a more serious form of the virus.

Reuters; 19 Sep 2008 - A vaccine produced by Novartis (NOVN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) induces a protective antibody level against diverse strains of bird flu in individuals already vaccinated six years earlier, a study presented on Friday showed.